Bush NEVER said that the vets were not telling the TRUTH. He did not attack the swiftees at all. Even so, the fact that Kerry and Bush denounce the ads will not undermine their substance. Kerry is screwed because he made a process argument rather than a substantive argument. GWB has assimilated process by saying that all 527 ads are bad for the process. Kerry is now limited to confronting the substance of their allegations.
You know what I'd love to see next is this scenario: Kerry gets desperate to eliminate the Swift Vets ads, then takes a gamble and asks Michael Moore to also pull "Farenheit 9/11" out of the theatres. Then the fat slob Moore thinks about it for a couple days but is controlled by his own bloated ego and tells Kerry "No...it's my film and I'm keeping it in the theatres." Now that would make Kerry look dumb and powerless.
Exactly. Kerry is desperate and he looks weak. He'd have to give up something and he's not going to. Checkmate.